{"id":576841,"date":"2026-08-06T20:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T20:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/576841\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T20:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T20:00:12","slug":"in-tony-costume-designer-chloe-karmin-hints-at-what-would-become-anthony-bourdains-signature-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/576841\/","title":{"rendered":"In Tony, Costume Designer Chloe Karmin Hints at What Would Become Anthony Bourdain\u2019s Signature Style"},"content":{"rendered":"

In TONY, the A24 biopic covering chef Anthony Bourdain\u2019s early years, costume designer Chloe Karmin took on a formidable task: Capturing the essence of the chef\u2019s style during his most malleable years while working for a small kitchen in Provincetown. \u201cIt’s funny because we just know this version of him that has so many uniforms,\u201d says Karmin, referring to his later, star-making turn on the TV show Parts Unknown. \u201cYou know, the form of a chef and writer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s not just, \u2018Oh, here’s this character that you yearn for again,\u201d she added of crafting his pre-fame look. \u201cBut how can we depict a time that none of us have seen?\u201d<\/p>\n

Before the henleys and desert chukka boots, Bourdain was but a chameleon. Without a TikTok algorithm to guide his looks, he leaned on the colorful group of characters who worked with him on the line to shape the way he dressed. And like any awkward teenager, his style was portrayed as a bit chaotic and confusing throughout the film\u2014as per Karmin\u2019s plan. \u201cWe\u2019re at a time where an extremely recognizable character is totally unrecognizable\u2013finding his perspective before it begins.\u201d This especially shone through in Dominic Cessa\u2019s characterization of Tony, as he attempts to mirror his scene partners both in persona and style.<\/p>\n

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But the Bourdain we know was not a purveyor of trends. No. He was admired for turning forgotten basics into must-have essentials. So Karmin intentionally emphasized common throughlines that felt familiar to the fans who experienced Bourdain not just through food but through fashion. A flipped lapel, an art deco-inspired Michelin man graphic tee, and most notably, the seersucker Pierre Cardin suit referenced in Kitchen Confidential. These specific stylistic references helped to ground Tony\u2019s character in what he would ultimately become, versus cementing the story solely in what he was.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn’t put him in a powder blue suit, even though it’s so clearly written about\u2014it didn’t have this searing sense of sticking out like it\u2019s supposed to, and it doesn’t have the foreshadowing of who he would become,\u201d Karmin said. Instead she channeled Boudain\u2019s future rock \u2018n\u2019 roll self, weaving in a few additions, including a \u201crailroad denim stripe\u201d to the suit, that ultimately felt a bit more like Bourdain with a dash of Hedi Slimane.<\/p>\n

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CHEF_03-APRIL 2, 2002-Chef Anthony Bourdain takes a smoke break in the entrance of Segoria meats in Kensington during an hour of sampling some of Toronto’s food in Kensington Market, Toronto Tuesday April 2, 2002. (TANNIS TOOHEY\/TORONTO STAR) (Photo by Tannis Toohey\/Toronto Star via Getty Images)Tannis Toohey\/Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In TONY, the A24 biopic covering chef Anthony Bourdain\u2019s early years, costume designer Chloe Karmin took on a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":576842,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146,9172,85,46,64253,5101],"class_list":["post-576841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-fashion","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-splitscreenimageleftinset","tag-web"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=576841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/576842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=576841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=576841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=576841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}